Fantastic looking US figures, but why include the M3 grease gun? That limits the usefulness of the figure to represent only a few units in Europe very late in WWII, since that weapon was developed in 1944 and fielded In very small numbers late in the war. It would have been better to include the M1 Carbine or Thompson SMG. I suppose it can be converted though.

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Fantastic looking US figures, but why include the M3 grease gun? That limits the usefulness of the figure to represent only a few units in Europe very late in WWII, since that weapon was developed in 1944 and fielded In very small numbers late in the war. It would have been better to include the M1 Carbine or Thompson SMG. I suppose it can be converted though.

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Try adopted for service in 1943, in stateside training by February 1944 with 600,000 made by wars end . First widespread combat use was in Market Garden in September. The OSS was already using them in clandestine operations in occupied Europe.

Though uncommon many follow on units arriving in Winter of 1944 had them. That coat and double buckle boots were also prized possessions so he might be some lucky supply guy.